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30 cal Hornady SST
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<blockquote data-quote="Rifleman 7" data-source="post: 52988" data-attributes="member: 1268"><p>Jerry, to heck with what bullet you're using. What I want to know is what rifle you're using and who built it. If it'll shoots that good with an SST it ought to shoot in the ones or zeros with custom bullets such as BIB, Chism, Fowler, etc. </p><p></p><p>In a rack full of .30 rifles I've loaded for, I've never had a Hornady or Nosler bullet shoot as well as a Sierra, Berger, or Lapua. That's just been MY results. An example is the last rifle I did load development for. A customer had a box stock Winchester SS 300 RUM. In short order it proved to be a *** in its unbedded factory stock with Remington Green Box ammo.</p><p></p><p>Now, the customer wanted to shoot a 165 weight bullet so that's what he paid me to figure out. The stock was pillar and glass bedded and allen head action screws installed so we could use an inch pound wrench.</p><p></p><p>Prior to this work the rifle's accuracy level made it better suited as a club than an effective shooten' iron. We were looking at 3 shoots anywhere in a one foot square area at 100 yards. </p><p></p><p>For load development I started with several match bullets seated past magazine length to nearly touch the lands. Out of the gate Lapua 167s printed a .564" 3-shot group. Several other combinations later, 165 SSTs printed a 2.25". </p><p></p><p>On another day 168 SMKs showed a .592" while a 165 Hornady BTSP printed 2.75" and 165 Nosler Ballistic tips a 1.25". But the short of it is that the customer wanted a 165 weight load that is predictable with a magazine length COL. </p><p></p><p>I decided to try 165 Sierra HP Game Kings. Seated magazine length they shoot around .75" on most outings. The Nosler would be a second choice, but I never could get them to shoot less than one inch.</p><p></p><p>We all know that rifles are individuals and have their likes and dislikes. You have to go with what works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rifleman 7, post: 52988, member: 1268"] Jerry, to heck with what bullet you're using. What I want to know is what rifle you're using and who built it. If it'll shoots that good with an SST it ought to shoot in the ones or zeros with custom bullets such as BIB, Chism, Fowler, etc. In a rack full of .30 rifles I've loaded for, I've never had a Hornady or Nosler bullet shoot as well as a Sierra, Berger, or Lapua. That's just been MY results. An example is the last rifle I did load development for. A customer had a box stock Winchester SS 300 RUM. In short order it proved to be a *** in its unbedded factory stock with Remington Green Box ammo. Now, the customer wanted to shoot a 165 weight bullet so that's what he paid me to figure out. The stock was pillar and glass bedded and allen head action screws installed so we could use an inch pound wrench. Prior to this work the rifle's accuracy level made it better suited as a club than an effective shooten' iron. We were looking at 3 shoots anywhere in a one foot square area at 100 yards. For load development I started with several match bullets seated past magazine length to nearly touch the lands. Out of the gate Lapua 167s printed a .564" 3-shot group. Several other combinations later, 165 SSTs printed a 2.25". On another day 168 SMKs showed a .592" while a 165 Hornady BTSP printed 2.75" and 165 Nosler Ballistic tips a 1.25". But the short of it is that the customer wanted a 165 weight load that is predictable with a magazine length COL. I decided to try 165 Sierra HP Game Kings. Seated magazine length they shoot around .75" on most outings. The Nosler would be a second choice, but I never could get them to shoot less than one inch. We all know that rifles are individuals and have their likes and dislikes. You have to go with what works. [/QUOTE]
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